Fico Leaves for Informal Summit of EU Leaders in Cyprus
Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) left for Cyprus on Thursday afternoon, where he's scheduled to attend a two-day informal summit of leaders of European Union (EU) member states.
Foreign Policies
Pellegrini Meets Order of Malta's Grand Master, Receives Prestigious Award
Bratislava, 21 April (TASR) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini met Fra' John T. Dunlap, Prince and 81st Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Tuesday, awarding him Slovakia's highest
Magyar: I Told Fico, Slovakia Must First Repeal Act Threatening Hungarians with Jail
Budapest/Bratislava, 21 April (TASR) - In my telephone call with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, I made it clear that we can only discuss any policy matters if we receive guarantees that Slovakia will repeal legislation threatening ethnic-Hungarians in Slovakia with imprisonment [for impugning the Benes Decrees — ed.note]
Premier: Peter Magyar's Claims about Illegal Migration False
Bratislava, 18 April (TASR) - The claims made by Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar regarding illegal migration are false, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated in a video posted on social media on Saturday, adding that at their first face-to-face meeting, he'll ask Magyar to explain who this
Fico: Slovakia Set to File Lawsuit with CJEU over Ban on Russian Gas
Bratislava, 17 April (TASR) - Slovakia is set to file a lawsuit with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the ban on Russian gas imports imposed via an EU regulation of January 2026, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a press conference on Friday, adding that
Blanar Dismisses Migrant Claims, Slams Magyar Remarks
Bratislava, 16 April (TASR) – Claims about migrants being transported to Slovakia's borders before the 2023 parliamentary election are "as absurd as carrying water in a wicker basket", Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) said on Thursday at a parliamentary European Affairs Committee session.
Blanar also described
Total of 199 Vote in Hungarian Election at Hungarian Embassy in Bratislava
A total of 199 people voted in the Hungarian general election at the Hungarian Embassy in Bratislava on Sunday, the embassy told TASR on the same day, adding that no incidents were recorded during the day.